Prepare For The AEPA

How to prepare for AEPA in Arizona

The Arizona AEPA tests are a set
of professional and subject knowledge tests designed to assess the
capabilities of educators in the U.S. State of Arizona. These tests act
as an entrance exam for the entry level teachers and supervisors in
Arizona and also provide the continual assessment of educators who are
looking for career advancement. Today, there are several avenues
available to prepare for the these tests and this article will
go over each of the options in detail.

The Different Prep Options for AEPA Arizona:

Arizona AEPA Prep Courses or Classes:

Several customized fee-based courses are
available for the Arizona AEPA tests. Some of them, are listed as
follows:

This course provides many
diagnostic tests,
followed by one-on-one tutoring, a customized test preparation plan and
customized test-taking recommendations. The course may be a little
expensive. However, many test-takers
have written positive reviews (on the Teaching Solutions website) about
how this course has helped them pass the AEPA tests. Also it must be
noted that the materials and practice tests in this course are
constantly updated by a team of Arizona educators to make it as
effective as possible.

This course covers the subject areas
of the AEPA Basic Skills test; namely, Reading, Writing and Math.
During the course, several video and multimedia lessons, practice tests
and recommendations are provided to the students.

AEPA Prep Websites

There are many online test preparation
blogs, websites and study portals that provide candidates with a basic,
interactive or multimedia study experience for the AEPA tests. A list
of such online study portals is as follows:

This website was instituted by the CRR
department of the University
of Arizona. It is a simple portal that provides several Math tutorials
for the Middle School Arizona AEPA
test. The material is free and the portal has organized the test
objectives into 8 separate sessions. These sessions include video
lessons too on important test objectives.

There are different types of AEPA study guides available today;
namely, online study guides, downloads, e-books, etc. Some of
these guides are free and others are available for a price. Our first
recommendation on AEPA study guides is the official study material
available on the AEPA website; namely:

AEPA General Information About the AEPA Program and
Test Preparation

This free guide provides a must-know introduction to the
tests.
It contains a clear description of the test structure, objectives,
question types and distribution of test questions. It provides several
practice questions with answer keys. However, this guide only serves as
an introduction to your test preparation and hence, it must be used
along with other options, described in this article. You could
download this guide from the AEPA website(http://www.aepa.nesinc.com/AZ_viewSG_opener.asp).

AEPA Test Objectives and Practice Questions

About 45 test-specific study guides are available for free
download
on the AEPA website. Each guide provides a detailed overview of a
particular AEPA test, including the
test objectives and loads of practice tests. Within each test
objective, there are many kinds of skills or areas that are described
in these guides. One main drawback of these guides is that they do not
provide actual study materials on the test's subject areas. Therefore,
you must use these guides in conjunction with other prep options
available to you. You could download any of the 45 study guides for
free from - http://www.aepa.nesinc.com/AZ_viewSG_opener.asp.

AEPA Books:

Online book stores such as Amazon.com have several printed
study books for specific Arizona AEPA tests. Some examples are listed
below:

You may purchase these books by searching for
the above titles on
Amazon.com, after reviewing the author's credentials and user comments.

In conclusion, there is no dearth of
preparation options available for these tests.
However, apart from the official AEPA guides, all the rest of the
options require thorough review and deliberation. You must compare and
contrast the features of each preparation option,
the associated costs, if any, and the actual user reviews, before you
decide to select one. We also recommend that you refer to the actual
test takers for their inputs before making your choice. All the best to
the Arizona AEPA test takers!